to leave
- verb
- /liːv/
- She decided to leave the kids with their grandparents for the weekend.
- leave in the care of
- leave the responsibility to
OK, so I will leave you with that thought.
- OK, so I will leave you with that thought.
- And then if you have any questions, I'll leave my e-mail here.
- And now let me leave you some words from Elon Musk.
- So now I'm going to leave this to you.
- You share it with people, leave a comment like the video.
- Several conclusions might be drawn from this, but I'll leave those conclusions to you.
Examples
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But you can leave all that to me.
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The host was so kind to leave us his homemade wine.
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OK, so I will leave you with that thought.
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And I would like just to leave you with this answer.
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The last thing I really want to leave you with is money.
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And then I want to leave you with our last story.
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If you want to check them out, I'll leave a link down below.
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So in conclusion, let me leave you with six messages.
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I'm not available right now, but leave a message, and I will call you right back.
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And now let me leave you some words from Elon Musk.
Synonyms
Give a person or thing to someone else to look after
To give someone the job of looking after something or someone
Give responsibility, control, or an object to another person
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Try every possible way and search everywhere to achieve a goal
- Literature
Behave in a very foolish way without thinking clearly
Not showing all details so people can think about the missing parts
- Informal
A warning that bad behavior on a work trip can lead to punishment at work when you return
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Stop doing something for a short time, for example at a point in a book
- Literature
Stop being a leader with official power, for example a government official or company boss
- Specialized
To stop growing crops on a field for a time to let the soil get better
Compounds
- Formal
A period when someone is officially allowed to be away from work or school
Time away from work to care for family members after a birth, adoption, or when they are ill
- Formal
Time away from work given so a worker can deal with a serious family illness or death
- Formal
A final time away from duty taken before leaving the military while still officially in service
- Archaic
A permit that lets a prisoner live and work outside prison under rules
How Responsible
- Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leave meaning to put someone or something into another person's care comes from Old English lǣfan, which could mean 'to give' or 'to allow', so to leave a child with a friend is to give them the care and responsibility for a time.